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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to stem cell therapies for neurodegenerative conditions
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2012 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Paul R. Sanberg is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Physiology.

Their work centers around key topics such as Spinal Cord Injury Research, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with them include Hongyun Huang, Hari Shanker Sharma, Cesar V. Borlongan, Lin Chen, and Mengzhou Xue.

They have published extensively in a range of venues. The most frequent publication outlets include the Journal of Neurorestoratology, Cell Transplantation, Technology & Innovation, Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, and The Journals of Gerontology Series A.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Paul R. Sanberg include:

  • Cell-Free Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Human Bone Marrow Endothelial Progenitor Cells as Potential Therapeutics for Microvascular Endothelium Restoration in ALS (2020, NeuroMolecular Medicine)
  • LncRNAs Stand as Potent Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets for Stroke (2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience)
  • The 2022 yearbook of Neurorestoratology (2023, Journal of Neurorestoratology)
  • The Triple Alliance: Microbiome, Mitochondria, and Metabolites in the Context of Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease (2023, The Journals of Gerontology Series A)
  • The 2023 yearbook of Neurorestoratology (2024, Journal of Neurorestoratology)

Throughout their career, they have received several recognitions including becoming a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1993 and the National Academy of Inventors in 2012. They were also named Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2015 and Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2018. In 2021, they were awarded IEEE Fellow for contributions to stem cell therapies for neurodegenerative conditions.

Best Publications

  • Adult bone marrow stromal cells differentiate into neural cells in vitro.

    J. Sanchez-Ramos;S. Song;F. Cardozo-Pelaez;C. Hazzi

  • Intravenous Administration of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Reduces Behavioral Deficits After Stroke in Rats

    Jieli Chen;Paul R. Sanberg;Yi Li;Lei Wang

  • Neuropathological Evidence of Graft Survival and Striatal Reinnervation after the Transplantation of Fetal Mesencephalic Tissue in a Patient with Parkinson's Disease

    J H Kordower;T B Freeman;B J Snow;F J Vingerhoets

  • Cholinergic modulation of microglial activation via alpha-7 nicotinic receptors

    Douglas Shytle;Jun Tan;Paul R Sanberg

  • Implanterbar, bioforenelig, immunoisolatorisk bærer for avgivelse av valgte terapeutiske produkter, samt fremgangsmÕter ved fremstilling av bærere

    Dionne Keith E;Emerich Dwaine F;Hoffman Diane;Scharp David W

  • Central Nervous System Entry of Peripherally Injected Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Is Not Required for Neuroprotection in Stroke

    Cesar V. Borlongan;Martin Hadman;Cyndy Davis Sanberg;Paul R. Sanberg

  • Infusion of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells in a Rat Model of Stroke Dose-Dependently Rescues Behavioral Deficits and Reduces Infarct Volume

    Martina Vendrame;Jordan Cassady;Jennifer Newcomb;Tanya Butler

  • Bilateral fetal nigral transplantation into the postcommissural putamen in Parkinson's disease

    Thomas B. Freeman;C. Warren Olanow;Robert A. Hauser;G. Michael Nauert

  • The catalepsy test: its ups and downs.

    Paul R. Sanberg;Michael D. Bunsey;Magda Giordano;Andrew B. Norman

  • Intravenous versus intrastriatal cord blood administration in a rodent model of stroke.

    A.E. Willing;J. Lixian;M. Milliken;S. Poulos

  • Intravenous Administration of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells in a Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Distribution, Migration, and Differentiation

    Svitlana Garbuzova-Davis;Alison E. Willing;Tanja Zigova;Samuel Saporta

  • Transplantation of cryopreserved human embryonal carcinoma-derived neurons (NT2N cells) promotes functional recovery in ischemic rats

    Cesario V. Borlongan;Yasuo Tajima;John Q. Trojanowski;Virginia M.-Y. Lee

  • Expression of neural markers in human umbilical cord blood.

    Juan R. Sanchez-Ramos;Shijie Song;Siddharth G. Kamath;Tanja Zigova

  • Intravenous administration of human umbilical cord blood reduces neurological deficit in the rat after traumatic brain injury.

    Dunyue Lu;Paul R. Sanberg;Asim Mahmood;Yi Li

  • Haloperidol-induced catalepsy is mediated by postsynaptic dopamine receptors.

    Paul R. Sanberg

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors as targets for antidepressants.

    R D Shytle;A A Silver;R J Lukas;M B Newman

  • Fetal nigral grafts survive and mediate clinical benefit in a patient with Parkinson's disease

    J H Kordower;T B Freeman;E Y Chen;E J Mufson

  • Transplanted fetal striatum in Huntington's disease: Phenotypic development and lack of pathology

    Thomas B. Freeman;Francesca Cicchetti;Robert A. Hauser;Terrence W. Deacon

  • Elevated body swing test: a new behavioral parameter for rats with 6- hydroxydopamine-induced hemiparkinsonism

    Cesario V. Borlongan;Paul R. Sanberg

  • Analysis of Mecamylamine Stereoisomers on Human Nicotinic Receptor Subtypes

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Frequent Co-Authors

Alison E. Willing
Alison E. Willing University of South Florida
Samuel Saporta
Samuel Saporta University of South Florida
Cesar V. Borlongan
Cesar V. Borlongan University of South Florida
Thomas B. Freeman
Thomas B. Freeman University of South Florida
Paula C. Bickford
Paula C. Bickford University of South Florida
Naoki Tajiri
Naoki Tajiri Nagoya City University
Juan Sanchez-Ramos
Juan Sanchez-Ramos University of South Florida
Dwaine F. Emerich
Dwaine F. Emerich Alkermes (Ireland)
Robert A. Hauser
Robert A. Hauser University of South Florida
Patrick Aebischer
Patrick Aebischer École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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